HomeMy WebLinkAbout827BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. � Z 7
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE USE OF CRAWLER TRACTORS,
TRACTORS WITH LUGS, SPIKES AND OTHER DAMAGING TRACK AND TIRE
CONFIGURATIONS EXCEPT WITH A WRITTEN PERMIT, PROVIDING FOR
THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS,
PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND OTHER
PURPOSES
WHEREAS, it has been determined that certain
crawler tractors, tractors with lugs, spikes and other damaging
track and tire configurations have been used upon the streets
of Batesville and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the
use of such tractors and machinery is damaging to the city
streets of Batesville.
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS,
AS FOLLOWS
1. From and after the passage of this ordinance
it shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or other
enity to drive or permit to be driven upon the streets of
Batesville any crawler tractor, tractor with lug, spikes and
other track and tire configurations which damage the streets.
No use shall be made of any such machine in any manner that
permits the treads, lugs or spikes of said machine, crawler
tractor or tractor to come in contact with the streets unless
a written permit has been secured from the Mayor of the City
of Batesville. The Mayor shall issue such permit upon the
following conditions being met:
(a) satisfactory assurances and arrangements
made to insure no damage will occur to the
streets
(b) a bond in a sufficient sum is posted to
insure repair of any possible damage. The
bond shall be of a type, of an amount and
in a form approved by the mayor.
2. No permit shall be required of any such
machine actually used in reconstruction of a street in the
immediate vicinity of where the reconstruction of the street
is taking place.
3. A violation of this ordinance is declared
to be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $25.00 to
$500.00 and by imprisonment in the county jail from one
to thirty days or any combination of fine and jail sentence.
Each occurrance shall constitute a separate offense.
LJ,The City Council finds and determines that the
streets of Batesville are in danger of being damaged by
the use of crawler tractors, tractors with lugs and other
damaging track and tire configurations and that in order to
preserve the surfact of the street and the road bed thereunder
an emergency is found to exist and this ordinance being
necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety
and welfare, said ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS _ C_ DAY OF
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1973.
ATTEST: CITY OF T SV E